The Board granted an effective date of July 3, 2019 for the grant of service connection for urolithiasis/kidney stones and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that entitlement to service connection for kidney stones was reasonably raised by the record at the time of the July 3, 2019 claim, while no such evidence existed for the removal of kidney or status post removal of kidney scar prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- removal of kidney, status post removal of kidney scar, urolithiasis/kidney stones, peripheral neuropathy, cystic liver disease to include as secondary to service-connected hepatitis C, recurrent duodenal ulcer with secondary anemia, psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction and major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe, with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056687
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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